Major Relief for Mobile Users as Government Blocks International Spoofed Calls

The government has made more than 120 crore mobile users of the country happy. The government has implemented the International Spoofed Calls Prevention System for users of Airtel, BSNL, Jio and Vi. Union Telecom Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia has given this information while launching the new logo of BSNL. Within just 24 hours of the launch of this system, telecom service operators have identified fake or spoofed calls from more than 1.35 crore international calls and have blocked them.

This system developed by the Department of Telecommunications (DoT), Telecom Regulator (TRAI) and telecom operators will block fake international calls coming to users at the network level. Recently, several incidents have come to light of cyber criminals making international spoofed or fake calls to users using Indian mobile numbers (+91-XXXXXXXXXX). These calls appear to be coming from India, but hackers are making such calls from abroad. All this was being done by hackers by manipulating the Calling Line Identity (CLI).

Due to the implementation of the new system by the government, users will get rid of international spoofed incoming calls on their phones and there can be a huge reduction in the incidents of cyber fraud. On the other hand, TRAI has implemented new rules to stop fake calls and messages from October 1. In such a situation, unverified marketing calls coming on the phone will be blocked.

The Department of Telecommunications is constantly blocking such fake mobile numbers, through which attempts are being made to defraud the users. According to a recent report, the Department of Telecommunications has blocked more than 1 crore SIM cards within a few months. Also, IMEI numbers of hundreds of mobile devices have also been blocked.